The Metal Opera

Tracklist

• 12" Vinyl 1
• 1
  Prelude
  1:11
  1.0 ★
• 2
  Reach Out for the Light
  6:32
  3.4 ★
• 3
  Serpents in Paradise
  6:15
  2.6 ★
• 4
  Malleus Maleficarum
  1:42
  1.7 ★
• 5
  Breaking Away
  4:34
  3.6 ★
• 6
  Farewell
  6:32
  3.2 ★
• 7
  The Glory of Rome
  5:28
  4.4 ★
• 12" Vinyl 2
• 1
  In Nomine Patris
  1:04
  1.3 ★
• 2
  Avantasia
  5:31
  3.6 ★
• 3
  A New Dimension
  1:39
  1.7 ★
• 4
  Inside
  2:24
  2.6 ★
• 5
  Sign of the Cross
  6:26
  3.4 ★
• 6
  The Tower
  10:12
  3.4 ★
• 7
  Avantasia (edit version)
  4:10

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Release credits

• Alex Holzwarth
  drums (drum set) [2.2, 2.4-6, 1.2-3, 1.5-7]
• Andre Matos
  vocal [4-6]
• Angelo Jannotti
  engineer [2.5, 1.7]
• David DeFeis
  vocal [2.6, 1.3]
• Ed Warrin
  engineer [1.3, 2.6]
• Frank Tischer
  piano [4]
• Henjo Richter
  electric guitar [1.2-3, 1.5-7, 2.2, 2.4-6]
• Jens Ludwig
  additional [5-6], electric guitar [5-6]
• Kai Hansen
  vocal [4-5]
• Markus Grosskopf
  electric bass guitar [2.2, 2.4-6, 1.2-3, 1.5-7]
• Michael Kiske
  additional [7], lead vocals [7], vocal [2.2, 2.6, 1.2, 1.5-6]
• Mikko Karmila
  mix [2.1-6, 1.1-7]
• Norman Meiritz
  acoustic guitar [6], co [1.1-7, 2.1-6], engineer [2.1-6, 1.1-7]
• Oliver Hartmann
  vocal [1.7, 2.5-6]
• Oscar Holleman
  engineer [6]
• Ralf Zdiarstek
  vocal [4, 7]
• Rob Rock
  vocal [1.7, 2.5]
• Sascha Paeth
  engineer [4-6]
• Sharon den Adel
  vocal [6]
• Timo Tolkki
  vocal [6]
• Tobias Sammet
  keyboard [1.1-7, 2.1-6], lead vocals [2], producer [2.1-6, 1.1-7], vocal [1.2-3, 1.5-7, 2.2, 2.4-6]
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  The Metal Opera

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  The Metal Opera

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  The Metal Opera

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  17 April 2015
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  The Metal Opera (platinum edition)

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  3 August 2018
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  The Metal Opera

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  3 August 2018
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  The Metal Opera

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  23 January 2019
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  2019
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  The Metal Opera

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  2001